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Payroll Support

The Payroll Manager leads and oversees the University Payroll Office and is responsible for the input and output processing of payroll and related requirements pertaining to budgets, personnel, and the University’s payroll system; manages and contributes to work activities to ensure timely completion of all deliverables that includes taxes, deductions, and benefits; ensures University data is updated when necessary to comply with federal, state and local law; train and direct activities of payroll staff.

• Oversee all payroll processes and procedures University-wide, including adherence to tax and finance obligations
• Design short-term and long-term strategies for continuous improvement to payroll operations
• Ensure all clearing accounts are balanced at fiscal year end
• Verify control totals and classifications of payroll; resolve discrepancies in reconciliation reports
• Oversee the distribution of paychecks or arrange direct deposit programs
• Ensure all payroll records and reports are up to date
• Provide appropriate governmental reporting and compliance
• Maintain working relationships with University Financial Officers and Human Resources unit representatives to address payroll inquiries and information requests
• Provide information to Federal officials and Internal Auditors relating to payroll procedures
• Lead and direct assignments of the team members; train and direct activities of payroll staff

Level:

– Senior Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates advanced skills in critical functions related to unit's success. Demonstrates advanced knowledge of emerging technologies and processes. Monitors completed work of others to ensure effectiveness and adherence to requirements. Sets clear expectations and holds team accountable. Establishes a shared team/unit vision. Demonstrates ability to evaluate and enhance team/unit practices that promote a strong commitment to inclusionary practices. Coaches others using appropriate strategies. Demonstrates diplomacy. Demonstrates ability to serve as liaison between senior-level management and staff. Resolves complex, controversial, or unprecedented issues and problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees large team or teams of individual contributors and/or supervisors/managers
– Leads a department or functional area

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks large budgets
– Plans, forecasts, and/or develops budgets
– May approve budgets for specific area
– Typically has final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that impacts the team and possibly the unit
– Develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature
– Independently resolves complex and/or unprecedented issues and problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined
– Generally sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Monitors completed work of others to ensure soundness of approach, effectiveness of meeting requirements, the feasibility of recommendations and adherences to requirements
– Delegates more advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Fosters collaboration between units and engages others' coordinated efforts to reach desired outcomes with broad scope

• Comp Grade – 14
• Minimum – $97,100.00
• MidPoint – $121,400.00
• Maximum – $145,700.00